Brad Mills

The freeze-frame image occurred in the sixth inning Tuesday night when Nelson Cruz came up to bat, handed his cell phone to catcher Yadier Molina and asked to have his picture taken with veteran umpire Joe West.

It was the moment that verified the MLB All-Star Game had returned to being more about fun than a serious contest.

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